John Henderson (Mississippi)

John Henderson (28 February 1797-15 September 1857) was a US Senator from Mississippi (W) from 4 March 1839 to 4 March 1845, succeeding Thomas Hickman Williams and preceding Jesse Speight.

Biography
John Henderson was born in Cumberland County, New Jersey in 1797, and he worked as a flatboatman on the Mississippi River before settling in Mississippi. He became a brigadier-general in the state militia and served in the State Senate from 1835 to 1836, and he went on to serve a term in the US Senate from 1839 to 1845 as a Whig. After leaving office, he practiced law in New Orleans, and he was later involved in Narciso Lopez's attempt to liberate Cuba from Spain, although he was acquitted of violating American neutrality. He died in 1857.